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Neatorama | 4 Winning Moments in Gym Class History.

There’s more to gym class than towel snapping and poorly played games of volleyball. Not much more, but certainly enough for 4 really great stories!  Continue.

Discovery – Fit & Health | 16 Unusual Facts about the Human Body.

People will often say they know something “like the back of their hand” to indicate that they’re familiar with it top to bottom. But how much do you actually know about your own body? We’ve got 16 tidbits that may surprise you. Continue.

Prevention | The 25 Best Cities for Walking.

Even though putting one foot in front of the other is the easiest form of exercise there is, it’s still hard to find the motivation to bypass the car and head out on foot in your everyday life. But with a couple of tools—including a visit to Walkscore.com, which grades cities and neighborhoods on the ease of finding entertainment or provisions on foot, and Prevention.com’s at-a-glance guide to the attractions that you’d never notice on a drive—you can get (ahem) one step closer to a more exciting pedestrian lifestyle. The closer a city on this list scores to 100, the better the walkability. Whether you’re in the market for a new ‘hood or planning a trip, you can take advantage of these 25 cities where pedestrians give wheels a run for their money. Read on to learn what makes these metro areas walker-friendly. Continue.

CBS | Grannies Make Basketball Their Own And ‘Don’t Feel Silly’ About It.

Basketball is the passion for a group of women in Faribault, but it might not exactly be the game you know. On a snowy Monday night, the community center in Faribault was a flurry of activity. It’s where the women worked on their game. Sixty-five-year-old Cheryl Sterling says their game is called granny basketball. The game looks a bit like the six-on-six basketball Iowa high school girls teams played until the early 1990s. The rules are unique. Continue.

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fitsugar | Diet and Fitness During the ‘Mad Men’ Era.

The 1960s were an ever-changing time to be a woman — body image included. Until Twiggy hit the scene in the late ’60s, women with bodies like Mad Men’s Joan Holloway were prized for their ample bosoms and curvaceous frames. Matthew Weiner, Mad Men creator, even told the show’s actresses to stop working out so they would look more realistic to the era.

But the ’60s was not without its lose-weight-and-look-great diet fads: it was the time of fake sugar, a housewife that would become a weight-loss icon, and more. Read on to find out what Joan, Betty, and Peggy may have been doing to keep their hourglass shapes looking so good. View Slideshow.